[all new phil]

Convention says that the UK GE will be in May or June, but if Rushi Sunak wants to run down the clock on the current Parliamentary term, he could call the UK General Election in late autumn 2024, so we'll have the UK GE campaign and the US Presidential campaign happening concurrently. How on earth will this new channel manage to cover that and keep everyone happy???

By recognising that it doesn’t have to be all things to all men? I think it’s pretty understandable for a British channel to prioritise UK elections. Plenty of international channels to cover the US election in depth. 

Also, I’m kind of sick of saying this, but the news channel isn’t the only way of consuming BBC News. I’m sure they’ll have podcasts, sections of the website and app, special editions of Newsnight, decent coverage across many parts of their radio and tv output - if you want BBC coverage of either the UK or US elections, you’ll be able to find it.